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Children's Literature Festival at the University of Central Missouri


The Children's Literature Festival at the University of Central Missouri is an annual event that happens during the first weekend of March break at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. It runs for two and a half days and begins with a Sunday luncheon with guest speaker and is followed by two days of author presentations, primarily to children from area schools. The Children's Literature Festival allows children and adults to meet and interact with authors and illustrators whose books they have read or hope to read.

The Children's Literature Festival features many Missouri authors and others from across the country. States represented include New York, Virginia, Arizona, California, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Minnesota, and Arkansas. Every festival includes both authors new to the event and those who have participated year after year.David Harrison has attended 35 years, Sandy Asher 30 years, Carole Adler 29 years, and William Anderson 28 years.

The Festival is aimed at students in grades 3-10. Groups come from public and private schools, as well as home schools. School districts of all sizes send groups of students; each group is accompanied by teachers and adult volunteers. Some travel a short distance while others travel for several hours to attend. Many districts and individual teachers have a long association with the Festival. While the majority of participating schools are relatively nearby, some individual attendees come from Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, and Arkansas. The festival size has varied over the years. Two of the largest festivals took place in 2008, with 8000 participants, and 2010, with 6700 participants. In 2015, approximately 4,000 adults and children participated.


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